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document.write( "A plane flies 1800 miles in 6 hours, with a tailwind all the way. The return trip on the same route, now with a headwind, takes 9 hours. Assuming both remain constant, find the speed of the plane and the speed of the wind. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1800mi/6hr = 300 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1800/9 = 200 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The plane's airspeed is the average = (300+200)/2 = 250 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The windspeed is the difference = 300-250 = 50 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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